5.09.2016

If a tree falls in the forest and you don't want to hear it…

Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News

You might think conservative news is just regular news expressed in fewer words but no, it’s news about conservative politicians (I’ve never figured out exactly what they’re trying to conserve except their own butts, but hey) or news from conservative sources or news about tax cuts, stuff like that. OK. So what.

But the other thing Facebook news workers were (or are) expected to ignore are stories that aren’t trending. Or, only popular news is to be allowed. The news, in other words, has to make news before it’s news.If nobody wants to hear it it doesn’t make a sound.

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